Camera.



C. H. ECKERSON.

CAMERA.

APPLICATION PlLED APR.5.1916.

Pltented May 22, 1917.

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'ULM TTB STTS Appleation led April 5, 3;36. Serif-1 No.

Toa/lf/m/zbuffy/:awww lli@I Cellulniil wili the nioisteneil linger, a 55 E@ it lmmi'n that l', CHARLES lli. 'n'ntlwi'l of erasure that is not7 in general,

SON, a ciizen nl? the United Stalen, 'osirling n f'licm 1 Willi pnpcr.

ai (lloei'. in the Conni); of lmigi' j :mil ndcfi the cnlliilunl sirip 13 is a thin shut- 5 Sae of New Jersey have .invented Certain 13er lil, ni'uiernbly :is Stiil ris possible. i501 new anil useful linprm'einenis in Cmneis, ilnal iQnSnn, nml im' ille sake of durability, of which tlm Following" is :i fullt wlmi', :mil l prefer 'in malin the shutter of thin Sheet i=1mclirlesci-ipiinii- Y iwal. 'llin Slmlci' is slightly larger Julian In usingphotographic willems, pui'liunopening li), nml normally Govern lie Ff@ lni'ly of the typ-Q using i'nll-iln'1, :weil luis lnifl, :is slmwn in'liggn. l and 2, so that',

bean fell. for means ivlieiely anni; (i vllt cfm peneml'e lo the film. On on@ 65 portion of the film can lin n'mmffl, :it alle i n isgn'm'iilocl with :i longue l5 to which `lime. nl nmlinglig exposme, ivili l flfzi i si limito?. isf'nrking in a, longitudi- :is muy lie lcsiz'zilile. as 'for example lili@ itiile vi 1i in lli@ mnQPzif-lnuilf. i5 l .clu papal' 'iS of lie film i9 is nl the picture. the ilato, lli@ dnininn ln slop uscfl^r one. i zur i i Y 01 Successful, lime been devised For che purpose.

My pi-esen invention relates an t v 121') and its chief object is to pi'oY i Simple :inil

reliable means whereby succes; Tal ifesuls in use Will be secnied with Cer'aiin'y.

*Cif object is in pmviclo for' means hai can lm, applied in e.,

i":ins.ncen, 01' :it least it lms 'limns- 'm m5 spiace-fl :ii suoli distances ripari; :eine ini@ i'egistei with the opening 12 Sn .cessive pnrtions of the film are oli" the spur/l 'lm' xposnre through lli@ i will lie 'andai-stood that although :i 7 er of lli@ *papal* permits Same light he Hex-feral wrappingzs or turns of nmnml the roll before and after 5 of @aimeras at slight expensa is, l` is n` i will lie iisuzillv sufficient to *protect nher ends the invention Consiss in fn@ the, lijn fwn: light. desired the papa1' 5;() features and Aconqbinations hereinnfl may its end nml/ions opaque.

scribed. 'T 'i (l of Ising 'the invenion will @ne oz'm of he invenlion is "lns nnnensood. She accompanyingdrawing, in whim* i?" is (lesii'efl to mark lle film, ille Figure shows in plan the back a roll nfiies ine (lesi'efl data on the Celluloid g5 iilm ca1ne'fzi,`eqnippe.fl Wili invn'ion. n 13 'f-.vitli :i leali pencil, preferably soft Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged detail seeional itlici blunt so :is to give a heavy, lilack views on lines 2-2 ami 3-5 especively lien slides imola lie shutter lei: by of Fig. l, ing lie linger or lnnnb to the button Fig. l is an insidie vii-w of a el? 'mn (l expnsns ill-fe opening to srong light, 90 aannam-baal; i :ample to lli@ diri-ici; light of the "in @angling oui; she invenion .in light missing through the frosed and blip mnslucenfs paper, Q32

t Where the pencil mark v die light from pnss- 95 fs limit when the film is l the *riting will be intizilly i'zinsparent, on will also 'be obsel'veri Y "l tsr is Closed 19E picture. `Wn lancia, e spring callnoi. strip clown ez'ecl manners inn Camela-legisla' i8, iisnally *fang Wahl@ `will from an indy', nei: shawn, is oimecl Qns; l'iynnd 'lian area which lle film is li, n 'i'answi/s npnsufre np-ening fieri with. momia WC- lili@ 2 awww upon the hacking papor 1S so is to have 'the writing as close to the film possibi@ during exposure.`

lf desired, :L pair of springs 2O moy be provided, mounted on 'tho inside of tho camera hack at auch sida-'bo haar on the edges .of the film and hoid the latter in the focal 'plano Grooved guide rails El may bo provided on l'ho oanrzivbziok, for examiilo al, oooh end of the shutter, toguide the. ,latter und. prevent binding, thereby insur ing smooth working, and to support the sl'nittor 'when th@ user is nf'riting on the. celhl'loid Strip Tho Celluloid strip 1B is profe'ahy ,rL movable, beingv hold in place by inwardly projofjting fangos 22 on three sides of the opening 19 shown in Fig'. Al. Whoo it br rooms nocesszury or dosifuble to ronow the Celluloid, tho old strip con be drowi'x out und :1. fresh one inserted in the manner illu, L11-ated in Fig. 4.

In the cuniorz hack isa the nonni Window S23, glazed with transparent rod or orange motorini, through ifhiuh tho numbers on tho iilni-hooking"paper aro ilisphxiyod. Tf. this pnpoi: is li'zi-nillnront whore the .nninbors :iro printed tho film muy lio foggod ot ouch points by tho prolonged action, of iight through the opening, oven ihoogh the trimspuroni material 'in J:ho opening, 1i rod. To avoid the possibility of 'fogging, the oponing can Alio provided with on opaque oiosuro 24; which con. he siidfhoolr moinonlorily by moans of :i lmiton 35 whenever the operator dosiros to ioolz at the lihn nifinhox It is 15o he understood. thzit lh@ inronlion not', limited to particular i'forio herrin speoinoalljy illustrated and heil, bnl; con he embodied in other forma Without; doparrtn'fo 'from ils Spirit.

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l., A oszii'iom having un opening in posi- Jion to pormit iight to strike I'liio'llgh the, Home to n. snilzlibie portion of the film, on inn Weirdly and outwardly inovfrbo pie-3e oi" col lnloid arranged in Suid openingI and. haring ills outer surface ground or frosted, fv slid ing opzn'no shiit-or of stiii' motorini arranged underneath the collnioid und. normally holdingr the Sumo in its outer position, :15nd spring moons carrying "rho Celluloid ond inning tho sanno inwardly, whereby to press lho rollu- .loid into close proximity to die lihn when the Shutter is withdrmvn.

9L A camerfrliailck haring; :in oirioning ol, ono 0nd of the exposure uren, a from@ i't'ting Suid ogening but i'nm'olilo ii'mnrdly :ind ouh wnrdly therein, spring means iofinolly urging: the. immo inwardly, :i picco o" Shoot Celluloid mfmntod in tho bottoni of tho from@ and ligrving iS outer :niriawo ground or iiioslgod, und :i oli-ling oyoqoo Simile morziblo undor the iframe, oduiptod to support di@ 'lamine in its oulor posit-ion. during tho acl; of Writing on. ille ""lnloid and pori inward movoni-ni o''i tho from@ nndor the: inflnonco 0E solid siiring moons; Y." Shutter siid :from oder "cho lfrzinio.

in testimony Whoreoli I hereunto olli); my Signat-nro on ih@ 

